Take precautions to protect vulnerable surfaces such as hardwood or marble floors. Cover floors with moving pads or blankets. Remove doors where furniture might be a tight fit. You can protect carpet with ribbed, plastic runners.

Professional movers should have insurance for any damage they might accidentally cause. Friends and relatives will not. They are also unlikely to have the training and practiced skills of professional movers. If you are moving yourself, organize the schedule to avoid rushing and include rest breaks.

Below, we have provided you with a helpful moving checklist. Please take advantage of the list as it will ease your move into your home at a time when you will be so busy coordinating a series of other events for your possession: